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Active Shooter Awareness and Response (ASAR)

Active Shooter Awareness and Response is a course designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to respond to the threat of deadly force. The course focuses on mitigating risk, building confidence, and ultimately saving lives in the event of an active shooter incident. Participants will learn an option-based response method that enables them to select the best course of action in adverse circumstances. By establishing "baseline reactions as a victim," participants will be empowered to respond effectively during a mass shooting event.

The course is highly interactive, with participants learning about the motives of deadly force assailants, how to identify behavior-based threats, and the attacker's pathway to violence. With this knowledge in place, participants will drill on how to escape a deadly force incident, how to lock down and barricade themselves, and how to fight back using improvised weapons found within their immediate vicinity.

"Every organization should provide this training to ensure staff know how to respond during an active shooter situation."

Rob Allen – Director of Community Security, Jewish Community Relations Council MN

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Survival Training Objectives: 

By completing the Active Shooter Intervention and Response course, participants will gain the ability to:

  1. Enhance their understanding of active shooter incidents.

  2. Recognize individual threats, triggers, and pathways to violence.

  3. Employ proven techniques to escape an active shooter event.

  4. Successfully barricade and lock down to prevent further harm.

  5. Defend themselves using improvised weapons in their surroundings.

  6. Provide first aid to slow bleeding for injured individuals.

Who can benefit from Active Shooter Awareness and Response Training?

  • Schools, Colleges, and Educational Institutions

  • Houses of Worship 

  • Front Desk and Reception Personnel

  • Healthcare Professionals

  • Businesses and Corporations

 

The Creator of the Active Shooter Survival Program

Simon Osamoh

More about Simon →

Simon Osamoh is an internationally known security subject matter expert. He first moved to the United States to Head Counter Terrorism at Mall of America, Minnesota where he oversaw counterterrorism.

He spent 14 years as a Detective in England working serious and organized crime. One of his notable cases includes working with the British Security Services during the investigation of the “liquid bomb terrorism plot” against the U.S.A in 2006 that changed aviation security worldwide.

Simon is the author of two bestselling books and his work on conversational interviewing features in the award-winning book “How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic” by Dr. James Densley and Dr. Jillian Peterson of The Violence Project. He is the advisor to schools and churches across the US guiding organizations on mass violence and threat assessment.

He is the founder and CEO of Kingswood Security, a Minneapolis based security risk management firm and Co-Founder of Bold North Judgement Training.

 

“This training effectively educated our teaching staff about the danger of active shooters while maintaining a sensitivity in how it was taught. Our staff left feeling empowered to act.”

Kristin Kishaba – Director of Operations, Chapel Hill Academy

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Which ASAR course best fits your organization's needs:

One Hour Training Certification Course:

Get an introduction to active shooter awareness and response, covering essential skills and knowledge in a concise format.

Three Hour Training Certification Course:

Dive deeper into active shooter response techniques, threat identification, and practical ways to escape, barricade, and fight back.

Train the Trainer – ASAR Instructor Certification Course:

Become a certified ASAR instructor, empowering others with life-saving knowledge and skills to tackle active shooter situations effectively.

 Ready for ASAR training?

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